Teams working in professional environments are expected to behave in restrained manner while leaving aside personal matters. However, business research undertaken by professors from Harvard Business School and Georgetown University have found out that contrary to such perception, it is teams that discuss personal matters that fare better at work. People tend to share organizational information with others who they trust and this can happen best if personal issues have been discussed. Team leaders can leverage this trait by openly discussing positive traits of team members during meetings. In this way, different members of the team will not hesitate to provide their best insights in fields where they have unique set of skills or knowledge.

Soruce: https://hbr.org/2016/04/teams-who-share-personal-stories-are-more-effective